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| Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia |
| Foreigners captured by Russian forces sentenced to death. Play stupid games, win stupid prizes. |
| 2022-06-10 |
| [BBC] UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss has just spoken with her Ukrainian counterpart Dmytro Kuleba. They discussed the death sentences given to two Britons, Aiden Aslin and Shaun Pinner, and Moroccan national Brahim Saaudun. The three soldiers were captured by Russian troops while fighting for Ukraine. Truss tweeted that the judgement against them was an "egregious breach of the Geneva convention" and that her and Kuleba had discussed efforts to secure their release. I'm pretty sure the Geneva convention allows battlefield executions of foreign mercenaries. "There's no justification at all for this breach of the protection they're entitled to." The Geneva conventions apply to regular uniformed soldiers of a national military force. |
| Posted by:Pholing Crererong6639 |
| #9 pretty sure the wagnerites and syrians have committed plenty of war crimes themselves. |
| Posted by: Chris 2022-06-10 16:02 |
| #8 Chechnia is part of the Russian Federation. They have a different problem in that they have been widely used for war crimes. The Syrians and wagnerites on the other hand ... |
| Posted by: Thilet Unomotle8915 2022-06-10 13:39 |
| #7 |
| Posted by: Pholing Crererong6639 2022-06-10 12:31 |
| #6 So... Wagner Group are Russians, but are mercenaries. What's their status? What about the Chechens? Syrians? How loudly will the Russians squeal when the favor is returned? |
| Posted by: Rob Crawford 2022-06-10 11:43 |
| #5 Russia-Ukraine war: UK defence secretary travels to Kyiv as death sentence for Britons labelled ‘breach of Geneva convention’ |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2022-06-10 11:04 |
| #4 I believe these 2 were in the Ukranian military before the war started with 1 actually having a family in the Ukraine and was trying to become a citizen. |
| Posted by: Chris 2022-06-10 09:33 |
| #3 What is the difference between a foreign mercenary and a foreign international terrorist 'activist' / freedom fighter ? Typically one signs a contract to be in the nation's military. That way they are a soldier of that nation and should be treated accordingly. The terrorist just shows up and is given the tools needed. By the Geneva convention, they should be treated as prisoners of war. I doubt Russia will execute them. This is more of a PR stunt and negotiations will follow for their release. Most likely with lots of money. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2022-06-10 09:17 |
| #2 What is the difference between a foreign mercenary and a foreign international |
| Posted by: magpie 2022-06-10 09:07 |
| #1 Good model for Western governments to follow for all the returning ISIS members. A ritual trial followed by execution. Oh, and those Russian mercs in Syria, Libya, et al. I'm pretty sure the Geneva convention allows battlefield executions of foreign mercenaries I suggest you check the fine print. If combatants are properly uniformed, generally no. If they are out of uniform or in the uniform of their enemy, they're considered spies and not covered by the convention. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2022-06-10 09:00 |